Fertility in Melanesia, 1951

Melanesia
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.91 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 96,311 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
96,311
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,119,091
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.80.2%339
15-1994.27.9%10,665
20-24272.222.9%27,922
25-29288.924.3%25,732
30-34246.920.8%18,013
35-39181.715.3%10,003
40-4481.36.8%3,145
45-4918.31.5%474
50-540.90.1%15